PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Reser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrey Arshavin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reser comes to the cage accompanied by Motörhead - The Game. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Reser
vs
Arshavin

193 cm
23
255 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

200 cm
20
250 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Reser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andrey Arshavin!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reser jabs Arshavin right on the nose. Arshavin blinks but takes it well.
Reser looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Reser misses with a wild combination.
Reser misses with the combination.
Arshavin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Reser throws a right and a left that both miss.
Arshavin looks for a takedown but Reser sprawls well.
Arshavin tries a head kick but it misses.
Arshavin is looking to clinch but Reser is avoiding it.

Arshavin scores with a takedown into Reser's guard.
Reser preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Reser wants to stand up but Arshavin is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arshavin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Reser pushes Arshavin off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Reser lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Arshavin circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Reser, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Reser misses with a jab, cross combination.
Arshavin closes the distance and clinches up with Reser, looking for a takedown. Arshavin pushes Reser against the cage but Reser circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Reser misses with a series of wild punches.
Reser misses with the combination.
Arshavin doesn't manage to clinch there - Reser circles away.
Max Reser seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arshavin avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Arshavin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Reser looks to score with a jab to the body but Arshavin is just out of range.
Reser could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Reser stuffs the takedown.
Max Reser has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrey Arshavin.
Arshavin throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A punch combination from Reser misses.
Arshavin fails with a takedown attempt.
Arshavin looks gassed!
Reser misses with a combination
and Arshavin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Arshavin tries for a takedown but Reser sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Reser misses with a wild combination.
Reser lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Reser will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Arshavin avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reser misses with a double jab

and Arshavin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Reser breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Reser lands with a nice body punch.
Arshavin slips a jab and a cross from Reser.
Reser misses with the combination.
Reser closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Reser throws a right hand that Arshavin ducks under and follows up with a left that Arshavin also avoids with ease.
Arshavin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Reser misses with a double jab.
Arshavin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A right-left combo lands from Reser.
Reser lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Arshavin backs up against the cage.
Reser is working the combinations to good effect here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reser will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Reser throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Arshavin shoots in for a double leg but Reser sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Danga de danga de dang - Reser scores with a four punch combination!
Arshavin looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Reser is fending him off so far but Arshavin persists. Nope, Reser circles away and we're back to standing.
Reser throws a right hand that Arshavin ducks under and follows up with a left that Arshavin also avoids with ease.
Reser throws a series of punches but Arshavin avoids them all with ease.

Arshavin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arshavin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reser has him pressed against the cage.

Reser breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reser throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Reser will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Reser misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Reser dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

No luck for Arshavin with that takedown attempt.
Arshavin shoots in looking for a takedown. Reser tries to sprawl out of it but Arshavin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Reser manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Reser swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Arshavin dodges the punch combination from Reser.
Reser swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Arshavin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Reser is looking to escape.

Reser pushes Arshavin off and gets back to his feet.
Reser throws a right hand that Arshavin ducks under and follows up with a left that Arshavin also avoids with ease.
Arshavin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Max Reser has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrey Arshavin.
Reser swinging wilding here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reser falls off balance throwing a combination
and Reser takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Max Reser is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Reser misses.
Max Reser is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Arshavin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Reser pinned against the cage. Reser gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Arshavin throws a head kick that misses.
Reser misses with a few strikes there.
Arshavin shoots for a double leg takedown but Reser sprawls well. He's pushed Arshavin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Reser throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Arshavin.
Some wild striking there from Reser.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Reser tries to bum rush Arshavin with a series of wild strikes but Arshavin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Arshavin shoots in but Reser avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Reser lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Reser avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Reser fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Reser misses with a wild combination.
Reser avoids the head kick by Arshavin.
Reser will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Reser lands a two punch combo.
Reser circles away from the clinch attempt.
No joy there for Reser, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Reser keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Reser scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A right-left combo lands from Reser.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reser misses with a two punch combination.
Arshavin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reser.
Reser will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Arshavin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Reser's calf.
Reser swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Arshavin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Reser thuds a left hand into Arshavin's body.
Arshavin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reser swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reser misses with the combination.
Reser changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Reser throws a series of strikes that have Arshavin backpedaling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Reser throws a right hand that Arshavin ducks under and follows up with a left that Arshavin also avoids with ease.
Arshavin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Arshavin dodges the punch combination from Reser.
Arshavin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Reser misses with a combination

and Arshavin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Reser breaks the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Reser.
Arshavin misses with a head kick.
Arshavin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Reser.
Arshavin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Reser misses with the combination.
Reser throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Max Reser will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Arshavin closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Arshavin lands in his opponent's guard.
Arshavin prevents Reser from getting back to his feet.
Reser has a closed guard, preventing Arshavin from standing up.
Arshavin won't allow Reser to get back to his feet.
Arshavin trying to move into half guard but instead Reser has managed to sweep!

Reser gets to his feet - Arshavin follows without any prompting.
Reser lands with a straight right. Arshavin didn't see that one coming.
Reser throws a one two combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reser scores with a three punch combo!
Reser misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reser goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Reser ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arshavin moves away.
Arshavin throws a nice head kick!
Arshavin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Reser.
Reser misses with a double jab

and Arshavin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Arshavin.
Arshavin tries to work over Reser's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Reser manages to break the clinch.
Arshavin wants to clinch.
Reser lands a jab-cross combination.
Reser fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Reser swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Arshavin shoots in but no luck this time.
Arshavin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to de liver by Reser. Beautiful body shot.
Arshavin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Reser throws a left and a right that both miss
and Arshavin counters with a head kick. That will keep Reser thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Arshavin changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Reser looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Reser wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Reser on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Reser tries to get out of the position.
Reser trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Arshavin content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

Arshavin stands up and we're back to a striking position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reser throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Arshavin counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Reser!
Reser knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Arshavin on the ground.
Reser squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Arshavin scoring with strikes but Reser is staying in there.
Reser wants to get back to his feet.
Arshavin wants to control the pace but Reser is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reser trying desperately to get to his feet.
Reser is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Arshavin has taken his back!
Arshavin missing with punches from the back.
Arshavin wants to control but Reser is keeping busy.
Reser is trying to get back to his feet but Arshavin has full control of the position and if anything, Reser has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Andrey Arshavin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Max Reser is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Arshavin looking to break Reser's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Reser remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Arshavin will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!

And that's the end of the fight!
Andrey Arshavin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Reser has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Reser!